Collectively, GAP members provide advice on corporate governance and risk management of blood services, and at an individual level, GAP members contribute their expertise and knowledge to support a range of GAP programs to assist priority country blood services.

Members pay an annual membership fee which constitutes the primary source of GAP’s operating resources, and are represented by the head of their National Society blood service. A general meeting of all GAP members is held annually.

Benefits of GAP membership

GAP provides direct benefits to National Society blood services and the IFRC through the provision of technical advice, tools, guidelines and targeted support on corporate governance and risk management. Benefits are also realised by individual member blood services through their involvement with GAP at the member, regional coordinator and executive board level.

Access to international exchanges on risk management and policy issues

Exposure to best practice corporate governance and risk management strategies

Networking and shared learning with Red Cross and Red Crescent blood service peers

GAP member blood service employees are provided with unique career development opportunities when engaged with GAP project work

Involvement with GAP can be considered part of a member blood service's overall corporate social responsibility program at a global level

Access to an idividual country and relevant de-identified regional GAP Self-assessment report which enables member blood services to accurately ascertain their own performance against inernational practices and benchmarks

Current members

GAP currently has 15 National Society blood service members from the following countries:

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Finland

Germany

Honduras

China (Hong Kong)

Israel

India

Japan

South Korea

Switzerland

Thailand

Turkey

USA

For more information regarding membership, please contact the GAP Secretariat